Looking the lewis and Clark Expedition and discussing some of the ramifications of this most important expedition. Some people have the lewis and Clark Expedition and compared it to the odyssey of the greek tragedies, just like the civil war. Some can sometimes seen as americas iliad of that great battle. And so this great voyage of the lewis and Clark Expedition be quite significant and, important. A few years ago, Atlantic Monthly did, a survey of the top 100 most influential figures in American History and and clark make the list at. And what i find interesting is theyre the only names on the entire list where theyre listed. So its almost like theyre inseparable. And and the smithsonian editor did one just five years ago on the most significant americans and Meriwether Lewis and, William Clark again made that list. And they were also hooked together. And sakaguchi, a, who accompanied the expedition, also made it so this young teenage woman was considered one of the 100 most signific
The president of the grolier club and its my to welcome you to the Second Annual Kenneth Rendell lecture on importance of historical letters and documents. Ken rendell has been a dealer since 1959 in historical letters and documents dating from the renaissance to the present period. His business for many years included offices boston and the gallery in new york city encompassed politics. The law, art, literature, music, science, the military amongst, other areas. Ken has authored some of the standard reference volumes in this field, including his history comes to life. Ken has been a member of the grolier club since 1972 and is significant contributions to our club over course over 50 years. Reflect just a few of his many interests and areas of expertise. One of kens historical interests is the american frontier, the foundation of his 2004 book, the western of the American Dream. Its his own extensive collection of western american memorabilia here. And the club was fortunate to have a
Of the ramifications of this most important expedition. Some people have the lewis and Clark Expedition and compared it to the odyssey of the greek tragedies, just like the civil war. Some can sometimes seen as americas iliad of that great battle. And so this great voyage of the lewis and Clark Expedition be quite significant and, important. A few years ago, Atlantic Monthly did, a survey of the top 100 most influential figures in American History and and clark make the list at. And what i find interesting is theyre the only names on the entire list where theyre listed. So its almost like theyre inseparable. And and the smithsonian editor did one just five years ago on the most significant americans and Meriwether Lewis and, William Clark again made that list. And they were also hooked together. And sakaguchi, a, who accompanied the expedition, also made it so this young teenage woman was considered one of the 100 most significant american. So there is a an impression across the united
The president of the grolier club and its my to welcome you to the Second Annual Kenneth Rendell lecture on importance of historical letters and documents. Ken rendell has been a dealer since 1959 in historical letters and documents dating from the renaissance to the present period. His business for many years included offices boston and the gallery in new york city encompassed politics. The law, art, literature, music, science, the military amongst, other areas. Ken has authored some of the standard reference volumes in this field, including his history comes to life. Ken has been a member of the grolier club since 1972 and is significant contributions to our club over course over 50 years. Reflect just a few of his many interests and areas of expertise. One of kens historical interests is the american frontier, the foundation of his 2004 book, the western of the American Dream. Its his own extensive collection of western american memorabilia here. And the club was fortunate to have a
Fersons instructions to lewis was to send to washington the chiefs of tribes. They encountered seven chiefs. Chiefs were greeted in washington by jefferson on january four, 1806. His indians seen here was delivered by him. That day and signed by him. It is one of the most memorable western documents. It is easy to read it cynically but think jefferson was being hopeful yet paternalistic. It was his version of his American Dream. We all know that within two american nightmare. Jefferson addressed my friends and. We are now your fathers. I. The desire of becoming a with you. All my children. Be on theand you are naming them with us as we have done those on side of that river in the friendship. I wish to learn what we could to benefit them, furnishing them the necessary as theyant in exchange for their furs. I sent beloved cat man captain lewis to get acquainted with all the indian us what what way could be useful to them. In establishing a we to make no profit. We shall ask what everythi